Garrett Findlay

Senior Programme Management Consultant at Saros Consulting
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(386) 825-5501
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IE

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Experience

    • Ireland
    • IT Services and IT Consulting
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Senior Programme Management Consultant
      • Jan 2017 - Present

      Providing Project Management expertise to Saros Consulting clients. Currently delivering a global WAN, Voice & Managed Services Transformation Programme and a Global Windows 10 rollout for Primark Stores Ltd. Providing Project Management expertise to Saros Consulting clients. Currently delivering a global WAN, Voice & Managed Services Transformation Programme and a Global Windows 10 rollout for Primark Stores Ltd.

    • IT Services and IT Consulting
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • IT Consultant
      • Jul 2015 - Present

      Providing B2B IT Consultancy services for Project Management, Cyber Security User Awareness, IT Strategy, Procurement, Service Delivery, Cost Reduction, Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity Planning. Providing B2B IT Consultancy services for Project Management, Cyber Security User Awareness, IT Strategy, Procurement, Service Delivery, Cost Reduction, Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity Planning.

    • Founder & Creative Director
      • Oct 2015 - Sep 2017

      Licensed and IAA-approved operator for commercial aerial drone operations in Ireland. Experienced aerial videographer, photographer and editor. Licensed and IAA-approved operator for commercial aerial drone operations in Ireland. Experienced aerial videographer, photographer and editor.

    • Ireland
    • Government Administration
    • 300 - 400 Employee
    • ICT Manager
      • Apr 2004 - Jun 2014

      Responsible for all aspects of the IT systems and services (excluding externally-facing websites) across the nationwide network of 50 offices. Managed the ICT team, ICT budget, and ensured the ongoing IT security of the organization. Thought-leader for IT strategic planning, service delivery and customer service improvement initiatives. Managed multiple EU procurements and led supplier management and IT disaster recovery/business continuity planning effort corporately.

    • Senior Technical Projects Officer
      • Mar 2003 - Apr 2004

      Responsible for the technical aspects of the day-to-day running and maintenance of the IT systems across the national office network. Technical project lead on merging, rationalizing and standardizing the many disparate IT systems and processes when Bord Fáilte was merged with CERT to form Fáilte Ireland in 2003.

    • Belgium
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Senior IT Officer
      • Jan 2001 - Mar 2003

      Responsible for the technical aspects of the day-to-day running and maintenance of the IT systems across the national office network. Technical project lead responsible for separating the IT the systems when Bord Fáilte was split and restructured following the formation of Tourism Ireland in 2001/2002.

    • Site Manager - Market Offices
      • Jun 1995 - Dec 2001

      Responsible for day-to-day operation and technical support of IT systems in Bord Fáilte’s international market offices in North America, Europe and Britain. Frequently travelled abroad to carry out IT system installations, upgrades and user training. Provided technical support to the organization’s staff worldwide.

    • Apple Mac Administrator
      • Apr 1994 - Jun 1995

      Responsible for installing and supporting the expanding network of Apple Mac computers across the organisation world-wide and became the “go-to” Apple Mac expert.

    • Systems Programmer - VAX/VMS
      • Dec 1990 - Apr 1994

      Responsible for writing programs to maintain and improve the performance of the VAX/VMS systems while also providing technical support to the organization’s staff worldwide.

    • Junior Programmer - VAX/VMS
      • Feb 1989 - Dec 1990

      Responsible for developing new reports and enhancements for the existing IT applications under the guidance of the senior programmers. Provided technical support on the IT applications to the organization’s users worldwide.

Education

  • University College Dublin
    Postgraduate Certificate (NFQ 9), Innovation, Entrepreneurship & Enterprise
    2016 - 2016
  • iFly Technology
    IAA RPAS (Drone) Pilot Certificate, Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS)
    2015 - 2015
  • Institute of Leadership & Management
    Leadership and Management
    2006 - 2006
  • Irish Management Institute
    Management Information Systems, IT Leadership & Management Information Systems
    2003 - 2004
  • St. Killian's Deutsche Schule Dublin

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